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Survey of Energy Resources 2007

Oil Shale Country Notes

India

Although oil shale, in association with coal and also oil, is known to exist in the far northeastern regions of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, the extent of the resource and its quality have not yet been determined.

Currently oil shale, recovered with coal during the mining process, is discarded as a waste product. However, the Indian Directorate General of Hydrocarbons has initiated a project designed to assess the reserve and its development.